Alex K Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Hi all, attached is a pickie of a member of the British Royal Family, any idea as to what type of uniform he's wearing? Karl-Eduard_von_Sachsen-Coburg_und_Gotha thanks Alex K Picture curtesy Bundesarchiv Edited October 26, 2009 by Alex K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I am not sure of the uniform but I know he had something to do with the German Red Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Also not sure of that particular uniform but here are a couple of links... there are tons if you do a search on Google or the other search engines: Info and a few pics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha A number of pics: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Charles_Edward,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha He was head of the German Red Cross during the TR. Hope this helps. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 didn`t we say in another thread that it is some kind of a Stahlhelm Bundesführer uniform...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex K Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 Hi Thanks for info & links guys, it's the collar tabs which are throwing me, never seen them before, seen him in his SA and military uniforms but not this. regards Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Stahlhelmbund from the late Weimar era. The poor man had a pitiful addiction to Let's Play Dress Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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